A tempo traveller fell into a deep gorge near Badrinath Highway in Rudraprayag. Rescue work is being carried out by SDRF and Police team. As many as eight people have lost their lives in the accident.
In a tragic accident, a tempo traveller fell into a deep gorge near the Badrinath-Rishikesh national highway on Saturday which led to eight casualties while multiple others were injured.
A total of 17 people were travelling in the tempo, which was coming from Noida when the tragic accident happened in the Rudraprayag district. Giving details about the incident, IG Garhwal, Karan Singh Nagnyal said, "Rudraprayag SP is on the spot...The tempo traveller was coming from Noida (UP) towards Rudraprayag...It fell into a 150-200 metre-deep gorge. 7 bodies have been recovered. 9 people were rushed to the hospital during which 1 of them died. The driver is very critically injured. So, it is not clear how many people were onboard the vehicle. Police, SDRF and local people are engaged in rescue operations...Rescue operation is underway."
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